as in nubbly
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven
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Recent Examples of nubby
In keeping with that environment, the canape dishes are served on rough-textured, sandstone-style dishware, and the patio staff wear unstructured, nubby wool jackets.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
These simple bars with a nubby, crumbly topping hold up well for travel, easily feed a crowd and are maximally adaptable.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 21 May 2025
However, its nubby reign in richer colors, patterns, and sometimes still in those lighter hues is up for designer debate.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
Featuring a nubby texture made from thick loops of yarn, the material seamlessly blends style and comfort.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
These simple bars with a nubby, crumbly topping hold up well for travel, easily feed a crowd and are maximally adaptable.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 21 May 2025
However, its nubby reign in richer colors, patterns, and sometimes still in those lighter hues is up for designer debate.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
Featuring a nubby texture made from thick loops of yarn, the material seamlessly blends style and comfort.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nubby
Adjective
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Given its lack of jaws and teeth, the lumpy fish potentially used its unexpected anatomy to evade the predators who were evolving chompers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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Government contracts tend to be lumpy and unpredictable, making future growth harder to forecast.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Each Jesse & Ben’s fry is three-eights of an inch thick.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rare models like a two-door Runabout might push $50K. Along with help from Jeff Humble, president of the Northern Michigan Ts (the local Model T club), Dean trained himself to drive the Model T using an original owner’s manual as thick as Manhattan’s phone book.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s trending hoop earrings range from minimal chunky styles to playful designs featuring colorful enamel, charms, pearls, mixed metals, and sculptural elements.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Shahzad Ismaily, a celebrated experimental-jazz musician, sat next to her with a chunky Moog synthesizer on his lap.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubby. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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